While the network's Thursday (May 15) upfront announcement included two new dramas and three new comedies, plus one unscripted series, FOX's line-up can be understood without a degree in nuclear physics, which hasn't been the case in past years.

Looking at the fall first, FOX will be jumping the gun on the official start of the TV season by delivering four two-hour premiere events on the week of August 25.

Up first will be "Prison Break," which will launch on Monday, Aug. 25 with a two-hour episode before settling into its familiar 9 p.m. Mondays timeslot after "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles."

"Fringe," from J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, will have air its two-hour pilot on Tuesday, Aug. 26 and will then settle into a Tuesday 9 p.m. time slot after "House."

Another season of "Bones" will launch from 8:00-10:00 p.m. on Aug. 27, as the drama will move to Wednesdays at 9 p.m. leading into the return of "'Til Death" and the first-year comedy "Do Not Disturb."

For the Fall, FOX's Animation Domination lineup will return untouched, as will the network's reliable Saturday. Thursdays will be set aside for "The Moment of Truth" and "Kitchen Nightmares."

The network's spring will, as always, be anchored by "American Idol," which returns to its Tuesday 8 p.m. home (as a potent lead-in for "Fringe") and to Wednesdays at 9 p.m. (after the night-swapping "House"), but as of now, "Idol" results episodes are only scheduled for 30 minutes, leading into a yet-to-be-determined comedy.